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Chalkbeat July 24, 2026
Jon Valant spoke to Chalkbeat Indiana about the gap between the cost of tuition for private schools in Indianapolis and school voucher funding.
Jon Valant
Director - Brown Center on Education Policy, Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Herman and George R. Brown Chair in Education Studies @JonValant
CBS News July 19, 2026
Sarah Binder was interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning about the diminished powers of Congress, gridlock, and increasing polarization
Reuters July 14, 2026
Scott Anderson spoke about the impact Senator Lindsey Graham’s death will have on US support for Ukraine.
Scott R. Anderson
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, General Counsel and Senior Editor - Lawfare @S_R_Anders
MS NOW July 9, 2026
“It’s unilateral surrender on antitrust enforcement; it’s absolutely unprecedented…”
Roll Call July 8, 2026
Sarah Binder was quoted in an article from CQ Roll Call about GOP leaders and their lack of transparency surrounding Senator Mitch McConnell’s health.
The Guardian June 28, 2026
William A. Galston weighed in on how Mamdani’s rise reflects a broader structural shift within the Democratic Party for The Guardian.
William A. Galston
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies
The Washington Post June 23, 2026
Sarah Binder spoke about Congress passing a major housing bill in a rare bipartisan moment with The Washington Post.
CNBC June 17, 2026
Cameron F. Kerry was quoted about the presence of tech leaders at the G7 conference in France in an article from CNBC.
Cameron F. Kerry
Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) cameronkerry
NOTUS June 10, 2026
Darrell West spoke to NOTUS about AI and the election cycle.
Darrell M. West
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies
Education Week June 8, 2026
We are going to look back on this as a historically important period for school boards…we are going to want to understand what happened here.
Jon Valant
Director - Brown Center on Education Policy, Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Herman and George R. Brown Chair in Education Studies @JonValant
New York Times June 4, 2026
Ben Wittes spoke to the New York Times about Lawfare’s new study on January 6th recidivism.
The Washington Post June 3, 2026
Elaine Kamarck was quoted in a piece from the Washington Post about the LA mayoral elections.
